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Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet
Zhu, Feng; Smith, AaronCase HBS-615039-EService and Operations ManagementThis note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy-Baidu for search, Alibaba for e-commerce, and Tencent for games and instant messaging-the proliferation of mobile devices in China introduced new territory to be conquered. By the end of 2014, BAT had each made a s...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce, Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-616018-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 616003.Starting at €0.00
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Making Virtual Reality Real
Zhu, Feng; Mehta, Sarah; Lane, DavidCase HBS-617013-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and describes the main consumer products on offer in 2016 and their manufacturers. It also surveys existing applications of virtual and augment reality technologies.Starting at €8.20
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edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-620087-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for cases 617034 and 617038.Starting at €0.00
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The Evolution of the Circus Industry (A)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999A-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis is the first of a two-case series. The first Case (A) discusses the evolution of the circus industry up until the emergence of Cirque du Soleil. This case provides a detailed discussion on the structure of the circus industry to make possible a rich analysis of how its industry attractiveness has changed over time and the challenges the industry now confronts. The case reveals that the industry had become a red ocean with limited profit and ...Starting at €8.20
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Even a Clown Can Do It: Cirque du Soleil Recreates Live Entertainment (case B)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999B-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis is the second of a two-case series. Cirque du Soleil very successfully entered a structurally unattractive circus industry. It was able to reinvent the industry and created a new market space by challenging the conventional assumptions about how to compete. It value innovated by shifting the buyer group from children (end-users of the traditional circus) to adults (purchasers of the traditional circus), drawing upon the distinctive strengths...Starting at €8.20
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Incluso un payaso puede hacerlo: el Cirque du Soleil recrea el espectáculo en vivo (Caso B)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999BSPCorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementEste es el segundo de una serie de dos casos. Cirque du Soleil entró con mucho éxito una industria circense estructuralmente poco atractivo. Fue capaz de reinventar la industria y creó un nuevo espacio de mercado, desafiando las suposiciones convencionales sobre cómo competir. Innovó en el valor desplazando el grupo de compradores de los niños (usuarios finales del circo tradicional) a los adultos (compradores del circo tradicional), basándose en...Starting at €8.20
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Pinduoduo
Zhu, Feng; Palepu, Krishna G.; Yining Cao, Bonnie; Lau, DawnCase HBS-620040-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China's fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered a new approach to online shopping that allowed shoppers to share products, invite friends to form shopping teams, and purchase together at discounted prices. The company's rapid development helped it debut on the Nasdaq in July 2018, only three years after its inception. The fast growth was par...Starting at €8.20
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Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-620098-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for cases 619010 and 619011.Starting at €0.00